Jerusalem Controversy

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Tuesday as part of a state visit to the country, offering a prayer for peace in the Jewish state. The billionaire businessman and Harvard-educated economist was accompanied by wife C…

So much to see, so little time! This week, we took on the two holiest cities in Israel — Jerusalem and Bethlehem — both in just 48 short hours. There were live performances via Palestinian popstars, Banksy originals and of course, plate after plate of phenom…

X Dear Reader, As you can imagine, more people are reading The Jerusalem Post than ever before. Nevertheless, traditional business models are no longer sustainable and high-quality publications, like ours, are being forced to look for new ways to keep…

The Old City of Jerusalem offers unique, exciting and enticing historical and religious sites to Israelis and visitors alike. The Western Wall, the most ancient, is the remaining retaining wall of the Temple Mount where the first and second Temples stood befo…

X Dear Reader, As you can imagine, more people are reading The Jerusalem Post than ever before. Nevertheless, traditional business models are no longer sustainable and high-quality publications, like ours, are being forced to look for new ways to keep…

A group of young Israelis sat in a bar and chatted excitedly with each other as they waited for the performer to take the stage, but not a sound was heard. This was the kickoff event for SignTalkers, a new social networking website for deaf people to interact…

Nagel agonized. The next day, after the group held a moment of silence at the Western Wall, her friends announced that they were walking off. She followed them. Over nearly two decades, a nonprofit organization called Birthright Israel has given nearly 700,0…

X Dear Reader, As you can imagine, more people are reading The Jerusalem Post than ever before. Nevertheless, traditional business models are no longer sustainable and high-quality publications, like ours, are being forced to look for new ways to keep…

The Trump administration went out of its way to help Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu win the April Israeli elections, and even tried to boost him in his failed attempt to form a governing coalition. With a do-over election set for Sept. 17, we can expect an…

When paralyzed former helicopter pilot Yuval Wenger wrote in 1998 to a fellow former pilot, President Ezer Weizman, to complain about lack of access in Israel for people with disabilities, he didn’t expect a prompt reply – and a demand. Wenger followed Weizma…